Dental implants are often the best treatment for missing teeth.

Who Needs Dental Implants?Dental implant patients are adults of all ages.Implants may be the right choice for anyone missing one, multiple, or even all of their teethdue to injury, defects, disease or decay. They can even be an option for adolescents once thejaw stops growing, typically around 16 for girlsand 18 for boys.

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1. Do you have one or more missingteeth?

2. Do you have a bridge that needs to be replaced?

3. Do your dentures affect your qualityof life by slipping, clicking or keep-ing you from eating what you want?

4. Do you have bite problems or painbecause of a missing tooth?

5. Do you want a treatment option formissing teeth that provides a morepermanent, long-term solution?

If you answer “yes” to one or more of these questions,

dental implants may be an option for you.

HOW Do I Know if Dental Implants Are Right for Me?

Take our dental implant self test:

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How to Choose Your Implant DentistWho you choose to restore your missing teeth is just as important as the technique they use. Creatinghealthy smiles using the best restoration method formissing or damaged natural teeth requires the care of a dental implant expert who is specially trained and skilled in implant dentistry.

Questions to Ask When Selecting an Implant Dentist• What’s your education and training in dental implant

treatment?

• How many dental implant procedures have you performed?

• What treatment options do you use to restore missing teeth?

• What steps are involved in the process and where and by whom are they performed?

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) provides infor mation, education and training for den-tists, periodontists, prostho dontists and oral surgeonswho perform surgical and/or restorative procedures.Implant dentists credentialed by the AAID have thetraining and expertise to assess and provide you withthe best possible custom plan and treatment.

To find a credentialed AAID Implant Dentist in yourarea, visit our web site at www.aaid-implant.org.

American Academy of Implant Dentistry 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 750

Chicago, Illinois, 60611 (312) 335-1550 | (877) 335-AAID [2243]

Email: aaid@aaid.com

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Jan Hasn’t Stopped Smiling Since She Received Her Implants!

Jan loves motor-cycles, and she lovesher new smile.

Born missing 12 teeth, Jan hadspent her entire life making adjust-ments, before dental implants.

“I was missing multiple teeth in the back on both sides of my uppers and teeth on the bottom right and left,” she explained. “I almost had to eat in a crooked way to get the teeth to line up to chew the best. I just didn’thave the right alignment or the chewing power forthings like carrots or other crunchy things.”

Jan chose dental implants as the foundation for awhole new smile.

Jan’s team of dental specialists, including her AAID-credentialed implant dentist, performed a sinus graft to build up the bone to support her new teeth, andplaced four dental implants that served as the founda-tion for four replacement teeth.

“I'm a happy person and now my new smile matches who I am inside,” she said. “On a scale of 1-10, I give it a 10-plus. I have not stopped smiling since I got my new smile! I feel much more confident now.”

See more about Jan and other dental implant success stories at www.AAID-implant.org.

S U C C E S S S T O R Y

Now let’s get yousmiling again!

Why Dental Implants?Dental implants allow you to confidently eat, smile,laugh, talk, play and enjoy life without worrying about your teeth.

• Next best thing to healthy, natural teeth.

• Built to last.

• Retain your natural face shape and smile.

• Keep teeth in place — silently.

• Protect healthy bone.

• Protect your healthy teeth.

• Speak easily.

• Eat your favorite foods!

• Keep your teeth in your mouth — not in a cup.

• More predictable than other repair and restoration methods.

Strong and stable, a dental implant restores a losttooth so that it looks, feels, fits and functions like a natural tooth.

Dental implants are a long-term solution that can last a lifetime when properly placed and cared for.Taste and enjoy the foods you love without hesitation.

Dental implants allow you to keep your teeth where they belong — in your mouth.

What Is a Dental Implant?A dental implant is a cylindricalpost, usually made of titanium,that is placed in the jawbone sothat it can fuse with your naturalbone and become a strong andsturdy foundation for replacementteeth. Implants can be used to replace an individual tooth or for an implant-supported bridgeor denture containing multiple teeth.

Your teeth, like your fingerprints, are unique — no one else’s are the same as yours. Many options exist to replace missing teeth, but only one — dental implants — can provide the feel, function and appearance of natural teeth.

“I’m a happy person and now my new smile matches who I am inside.”

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